Head of Engineering - Quality Engineering & DevOps
We're on a mission to be a Force For Good, through our People, Products and Purpose at Nuix. Nuix is one of the greatest comeback Technology success stories in Australia, and we're making massive waves each day. Nuix is, and will be, a pioneer in the Australian Technology space, and we're carrying the torch on what "good" looks like.
This extends to our People. We're fiercely passionate, love working at pace, thrive in ambiguity, live, and breathe outside of the box, and above all are good humans. Our impact extends outside of our 9-5, and our place in society isn't always defined by corporate metrics. We're determined to make a positive difference in the world, whether through our solutions which help the top companies, governments and agencies find the truth and combat illegal activities, or through our people who care about contributing and giving back both within, and outside, of Nuix. We are a Force For Good.
We're selective about who comes on board, and you should be too. But if the above sounds like a match, get in touch today and get ready for the possibility of starting a once-in-a-career journey.
Role Overview:
As Head of Engineering, you will drive engineering excellence and productivity through innovative automation, streamlined processes, and efficient delivery pipelines. In this role, you'll collaborate with DevOps engineers and Software Development Engineers in Test (SDET) to optimize development workflows, reduce time-to-market, and create high-quality, secure, and scalable software solutions. You’ll enhance team velocity through tooling, practices and frameworks that enable our engineers to deliver maximum value with minimum friction. You’ll measure success through productivity and quality metrics such as DORA.
This hands-on leadership position focuses on building and scaling efficient engineering practices across regions and departments, directly contributing to our strategic outcomes and high-impact products. We value diverse perspectives and data-driven approaches to improving engineering effectiveness.
Location:
This position will be based in our Sydney office with flexible working arrangements - minimum 3 days in office, with the freedom to choose your working location for the remaining days.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership
Vision & Innovation
Shape and implement the engineering productivity vision through modern Quality Engineering and DevOps practices for our SaaS and on-premise solutions
Foster DevOps culture that promotes collaboration, innovation, and "always releasable" software
Improve deployability of software , drive infrastructure-as-code practices, automate environment provisioning and implement cost management strategies
Automation & Delivery Excellence
Establish robust CI/CD strategies that deliver productivity, quality, security and agility
Lead the adoption of efficient automation strategies that measurably improve team velocity across cloud-based and traditional deployment models
Quality Assurance & Testing Strategy
Implement comprehensive testing strategies encompassing functional and non-functional needs
Own product quality across all quality measures
Framework Development & Standards
Build and scale engineering frameworks that maintain consistency between SaaS and On-Premise offerings
Establish sustainable technical standards and best practices across diverse teams
Metrics & Continuous Improvement
Implement and track meaningful engineering effectiveness metrics
Drive data-driven improvements through regular analysis and optimization
Monitor and enhance delivery pipeline efficiency
Team Leadership & People Development
Lead and develop high-performing teams of SDETs, DevOps engineers, and engineering leaders across global locations
Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and professional growth through mentorship programs and skill development initiatives
Establish virtual communities of practice to share knowledge and best practices across distributed teams
Provide coaching and mentorship to groom future engineering leaders
Establish performance metrics and development plans that align with individual career aspirations
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with Product Management, Program Delivery, Customer Support, Cyber Security and CloudOps to align development and delivery with business needs.
Build strong vendor partnerships and manage offshore teams effectively.
Collaborate across regions to drive global consistency and efficiency,
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Visionary Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead engineering organisations and inspire high-performing teams.
Deep Technical Knowledge: Expertise in DevOps, test automation, quality engineering and CI/CD pipelines.
Agile Excellence: Experience leading Agile product teams with a strong delivery focus.
Stakeholder Engagement: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to influence across technical and non-technical teams.
Vendor & Offshore Management: Proven ability to manage global teams and vendor relationships.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field (advanced degree preferred).
10+ years’ experience in a senior engineering leadership role.
Strong understanding of quality engineering, testing practices, and DevOps principles.
Experience with cloud-native technologies (AWS preferred) and SDLC automation tools from build to test and deploy.
A passion for innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.
Nuix is an equal opportunities employer. Don’t let imposter syndrome hold you back! We welcome all applications and are a flexible employer.
We strive to make any required adjustments where possible to make the process fair and equitable for everyone. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please note this in your job application.
Nuix is on an incredible journey of transformation, aligning our strengths with our ambitions to pursue greater opportunities. To find out more about who we are and what we are doing, please visit our web page.
As we expand our global team and extend our skills and expertise, we are unified as one Nuix team guided by our shared values.
Nuix Vision
Finding Truth in a Digital World.
Nuix Mission Statement
Nuix creates innovative software that empowers organizations to simply and quickly find the truth from any data in a digital world. We are a passionate and talented team, delighting our customers with software that transforms data into actionable intelligence.
Nuix Values
TAKE OWNERSHIP
RESILIENT
UNAFRAID
TEAM NUIX
HERO OUR CUSTOMERS
We believe in these principles and seek to weave them into the fabric of our daily work at Nuix. In doing so, we co-create a dynamic and purposeful company culture that we can be proud of and want to belong to.
**Nuix is an Equal Opportunity Employer**
Love the role, but not the right fit for you? Know someone that might be awesome for this role?
We're always looking for talented people who want to make a real impact. If you refer someone and we successfully hire them, you'll receive a $1,000 gift card.
Send referrals to recruitment@nuix.com or message us on LinkedIn. T's & C's apply.
To all recruitment agencies: Nuix does not accept agency CV's unless we have an existing agreement. Please do not forward CV's to us, or our Nuix employees directly. Nuix is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes, or where there is not an agreement in place.
- Department
- Technology
- Locations
- Sydney (AU)
- Remote status
- Hybrid
About Nuix
See the bigger picture, faster.
We are a leading provider of investigative analytics and intelligence software, that empowers our customers to be a force for good by finding truth in the digital world. We help customers collect, process and review massive amounts of structured and unstructured data, making it searchable and actionable at scale and speed, and with forensic accuracy. Our users rely on Nuix software to assist with challenges as diverse as criminal investigations, data privacy, eDiscovery, regulatory compliance and insider threats.
Powered by AI.
Our solutions are powered by our patented data processing engine and enhanced with AI such as Natural Language Processing. Our AI capabilities super-charge our software to identify patterns and correlations that no human could find, so that our customers get to the most relevant or risky data faster, saving on time, cost, reputation damage and even lives.